Women's Basketball Gameday: Lady Bears at Berkeley

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – St. Joseph's (9-7) plays at Berkeley College (9-3) on Saturday, January 25th at 5:30 p.m. with first place in the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (HVIAC) on the line.

Game Information

St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) (9-7, 1-0 HVIAC) vs.
Berkeley College (9-3, 3-0 HVIAC)

Saturday, January 25th • 5:30 p.m.
New York, N.Y.

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Storylines

• St. Joseph's and Berkeley both come into today's game undefeated in HVIAC play. The Lady Bears begin a stretch of five straight conference games, looking to win their first regular season title since the 2011-12 season.
• Berkeley looks to continue its hot play, having won five of their last six games, including wins at last year's HVWAC regular season champion Albany Pharmacy and at home against New Rochelle.
• The Lady Bears look to continue their dominance on the defensive end of the floor as they are holding their opponents to 29.6 percent shooting from the floor (No. 3 in Division III).
• St. Joseph's looks to continue moving up the blocked shots per game list as they come into today's game at No. 6 in Division III with 6.4 per game.
• St. Joseph's tries to continue its strong play away from Brooklyn Tech, carrying an impressive 4-2 road record coming into today's matchup.
• Senior Megan Moran looks to score in double figures for the fifth consecutive game.

Series History

St. Joseph's is a perfect 5-0 against Berkeley in a series that dates back to January 29, 2011.

Last Meeting

The Lady Bears withstood a second-half surge from the Knights and captured a 56-42 victory in the semifinals of the 2013 Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference Tournament on February 16, 2013 at the CNR Wellness Center.

St. Joseph's was paced by Kelly McNamee and Megan Moran who scored a game-high 16 points, Moran falling one rebound shy of a double-double.

The Lady Bear Facts

Last Time Out: St. Joseph's had four players score in double figures and held Valley Forge Christian College to 20.0 percent shooting from the field en route to a 61-44 triumph over the Patriots on Thursday night. Taylor Raccuglia paced the Lady Bears with a team-high 16 point while adding three steals and three blocks.

St. Joseph's looks to continue its strong play in HVIAC play, having won their last four games against conference foes dating back to last season. The Lady Bears enter a pivotal stretch of their schedule that will help determine whether or not they secure their first league title since the 2011-12 season.

Kelly McNamee continues to lead a trio of Lady Bears who score in double figures, pouring in 12.4 points per game. The senior is coming off another solid game against Valley Forge, scoring 14 points on 6-of-11 (54.5 percent) shooting from the floor. The guard also shoots a team-best 90.6 percent (29-of-32) from the charity stripe on the season.

Stepping up for the Lady Bears as of late is Moran who is averaging 15.3 points per game over the last four games to up her scoring average to 10.3 points per game. The senior is shooting 52.3 percent (22-of-42) from the floor during the four-game stretch to up her season field goal percentage to a team-best 43.7 percent.

Raccuglia continues to stuff the stat sheet for St. Joseph's, averaging 11.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 2.7 assists per game. Frontcourt teammate Samantha Retas still leads the team in rebounding with 10.5 boards per game and shares team-high honors with Raccuglia in blocks.

The Knightly News

Last Time Out: Berkeley suffered an 88-75 defeat at Mount Saint Vincent on Thursday, January 23rd. The Knights were led by Milan Germany who had a team-high 26 points and 13 rebounds.

Berkeley has started conference play strong, taking down defending regular season champions Albany Pharmacy on the road, 44-38, earlier in the month. The Knights are looking for their first regular season conference title in school history.

Two-time HVIAC Player of the Week Milan Germany leads the Berkeley attack with 16.5 points per game (No. 4 in HVIAC) and averages 10.2 boards per game. The forward shoots 45.9 percent from the floor (No. 3 in HVIAC) and connects on 30.8 percent of her three-point attempts (No. 4 in HVIAC).

Reigning three-time HVIAC Rookie of the Week Patricia Patterson also adds contributions for the Knights. The junior averages 11.5 points per game and a team-high 10.4 rebounds per game.

Janay Thomas and Aiyesha Brown also average double figures in scoring with 13.9 and 13.8 points per game, respectively.

Did You Know?

The Lady Bears are 10-1 in HVIAC regular season play over the last three seasons.

Team Comparison

Lady Bears	Nickname	Knights
9-7 (1-0)	Record	9-3 (3-0)
HVIAC	Conference	HVIAC
Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Team Info	Roster | Schedule | Statistics
Kelly McNamee (12.4)	Top Pts.	Milan Germany (16.5)
Samantha Retas (10.5)	Top Reb.	Patricia Patterson (10.4)
Kristin D'Chiutiis (3.2)	Top Ast.	Milan Germany (4.1)
60.4 (+1.1)	Scoring	65.2 (+12.2)
38.1%	FG %	37.1%
63.5%	FT %	55.0%
26.8%	3FG %	25.0%
46.2 (-2.1)	Rebounds	47.9 (+7.5)
15.8	Assists	14.0
19.9 (-4.2)	Turnovers	18.6 (+5.3)
6.5	Steals	13.4
6.4	Blocks	1.9